posted by davidt on Saturday July 11 2009, @02:00PM
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posted by davidt on Saturday July 11 2009, @02:00PM
Kewpie sends the link (via Morrissey reddit), originally posted by Jukebox Jury in the forums (original post):

Gangs of yesteryear brought to stage - Manchester Evening News

Excerpt:

The actors - dressed in Victorian costume - tell the story through modern-day language and perform to the music of Manchester bands.

Mike Joyce, former drummer in The Smiths, plays a speedway operator in a Victorian fair in a film set to his old band's tune, Rusholme Ruffians.
posted by davidt on Saturday July 11 2009, @02:00PM
uncleskinny writes:
Some fans may know about the rather strange website www.dianamystery.com; well, if you're in Ireland, you can now see the exhibition -

Did Morrissey foretell Diana’s death? - Galway Advertiser

Link also posted in the forums (thread).
posted by davidt on Saturday July 11 2009, @02:00PM
An anonymous person writes:
Go to NPR.org (address below) to view the story
"Lyrics as Shorthand"--500 Days of Summer.
posted by davidt on Saturday July 11 2009, @02:00PM
Fr. Neil Horan writes:
When he's not spying on swans or stroking badgers, it seems that BBC host Chris Packham's been slipping The Smiths' song titles into his presenting patter on TV's Springwatch.... apparently he does it just to annoy Bill Oddie.
(from nme.com)

Compilation video of 32 references can be seen
here
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Devout also sends the link:

Blog home It's Chris Packham on Smiths-watch - The Guardian Music Blog
posted by davidt on Saturday July 11 2009, @02:00PM
An anonymous person sends the link:

Når Jørgen Strickert - DN Magasinet(PDF)
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